The Tree is Up at Cafe Drake. And Down. And Up.

For now the Christmas tree at Cafe D. is technically "up", all ablaze with haggardly strung lights illuminating our lovely collection of ornaments and, sadly also, many broken and misshaped branches. It was beautiful once and almost perfect (lights and all) - the weekend following Thanksgiving - but thanks to Lloyd Page our cozy symbol of the winter solstice is now tattered and torn . . . yet still sparkling and casting a cheerful light into both our living room and general mood. Crazy kitty Lloyd has celebrated his 1st Christmas at Cafe Drake by launching attacks at the tree and even ascending it, foot by foot, claw by claw, several times. Inevitably it all falls down and because we love both the Season and Lloyd we continually hoist it back into position, sweep up the debris of broken glass ornaments and live with the knowledge that there's really no such thing as an ugly Christmas tree.